On December 26, 2020, a 36-year-old James Kirkland (34-2, 30 KOs) and a 26-year-old Mexican boxer Juan Macias Montiel (21-4-2, 21 KOs) met in the ring.
Kirkland came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 17 days. Montiel was on a 0-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 5 days.
Juan Macias Montiel stopped James Kirkland via KO in the 1st round. Montiel improves his record to 22-4-2 (22 KOs), while Kirkland adds a loss to his record at 34-3.
On May 9, 2015, a 31-year-old James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) and a 24-year-old Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) met in the ring.
Kirkland came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 5 months, and 2 days. Canelo was on a 2-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 27 days.
Canelo Álvarez stopped James Kirkland via KO in the 3rd round. Canelo improves his record to 45-1-1 (32 KOs), while Kirkland adds a loss to his record at 32-2.
On April 9, 2011, a 27-year-old James Kirkland (27-0, 24 KOs) and a 35-year-old Japanese boxer Nobuhiro Ishida (22-6-2, 7 KOs) met in the ring.
Kirkland came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 22 days. Ishida was on a -1-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months.
Nobuhiro Ishida stopped James Kirkland via TKO in the 1st round. Ishida improves his record to 23-6-2 (8 KOs), while Kirkland adds a loss to his record at 27-1.